STRATFORD — Four months ago, town Democrats were picking themselves off the floor after a disastrous rout in local races. Not only was a Republican mayor elected but the Town Council’s 7-3 Democratic majority flipped upside-down. Then Feb. 27 arrived, the date for the special election for the vacancy in Assembly District 120. Republican Bill Cabral, an old hand at local politics, was the odds-on favorite over Democrat Phil Young. Young, confounding many in the town’s political landscape, scored an upset victory, winning by less than 60 votes in a House district that’s been a reliable GOP stronghold. The last time voters in the 120th sent a Democrat to Hartford was in 1974, when the late Michael Turiano was elected to the seat.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Democrats-bask-in-Young-s-victory-12717729.php
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